रुद्रसर्गः (नीललोहितः), अष्टनाम-स्थान-परिवारः, श्री-नारायणयोः अभेदव्याप्तिः
शंकरो भगवाञ् छौरिर् गौरी लक्ष्मीर् द्विजोत्तम मैत्रेय केशवः सूर्यस् तत्प्रभा कमलालया
śaṃkaro bhagavāñ chaurir gaurī lakṣmīr dvijottama maitreya keśavaḥ sūryas tatprabhā kamalālayā
शंकरो भगवाञ् छौरिर् गौरी लक्ष्मीर् द्विजोत्तम । मैत्रेय केशवः सूर्यस् तत्प्रभा कमलालया ॥
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
This verse presents a unifying theology: Śiva is not independent of the Supreme, but is understood as an aspect or function resting in Hari/Viṣṇu, reinforcing Viṣṇu’s ultimate sovereignty.
Parāśara links divine splendour (prabhā) to Śrī/Lakṣmī, indicating that the Lord’s manifest brilliance and prosperity-power are inseparable from him, like radiance from the sun.
By equating Keśava with Sūrya, the text frames Viṣṇu as the sustaining, illuminating principle behind cosmic order—life, time, and dharma—while still affirming his personal divinity.